Houghton GC.JPG (17721 bytes)

 HOUGHTON GREYHOUND STADIUM

This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for helping to construct this page.

Houghton GC2.JPG (18681 bytes)
The greyhound Stadium at Houghton-Le-Spring was in County Durham and first opened its gates to racing in 1939. It raced very successfully for 32 years but finally closed in 1971.
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend a visit to

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken.
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If you have rare Houghton badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net